Chatham released

[smoke]

Chatham is now available for Heat.

Track facts: 1.3 Miles/2.1 KM
ISI released Sports Car GT (SCGT) and a lot of racers started sim racing with SCGT, from the early days of sim racing, with this "vintage" Sim. Most of the original Heat track conversions were from SCGT along with GP500. Chatham was one of the original "fantasy" tracks released with SCGT, possibly the first track ever entered for some sim racers, and Chatham is now available for Heat.

I have tried to incorporate a "vintage" feel of this classic Track/Sim with some extra goodies from the past, while still introducing some of the newer techniques used in my current Heat tracks. The sky dome, as released in Birmingham, is included in this one and really gives the feeling of "movement" ingame, and eliminates the repetitive nature of the scheme used in the original Heat method. Was able to integrate the sky into this track, given some Heat limitations that make that not possible in all tracks.

There are no penalty traps in this track and it has area specific defined surface physics with rougher grass, deep sand, and slick grass in key areas.

In my biased opinion, Chatham turned out good, real good!! I happen to like the track layout of Birmingham better, but from a pure track modeling standpoint, maybe better than Birmingham. I guess we'll see if anyone agrees with the final release.

www.Cholerix.net/files/tracks/smoke/Chatham.exe

Enjoy...Smoke ;D

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[BurnOut]

Awesome smoke! As you said I did my first laps ever in a sim in this track a long long long way back!

Its great to be able to do it again, many thanks!

[DaveO]

I never had the pleasure of racing this track in the ISI released Sports Car GT sim. I had a blast testing out this track last night, the Skydome does give you the feeling of movement "ingame" Also while your driving you can see skid marks on the track, and also on one wall. If you guys like fast tracks with a little bit of everything in it, this is the track for you!! Smoke you have totally outdone yourself with this track, this track is a "work of art" I can't wait to race this track online with everyone!!! ;D


Thanks for bringing this track to Heat!!

[Cholerix]

YEEEEEEHAA !

Chatham has been the track I have always missed most in Heat - and sometime in 2008 I had even thought about going into track converting myself to get this one done. And now it is in Heat - WAY better than everything I could ever managed

I love it. Simple as that

Amazing sky, great scenery, even some great bumps that increase the immersion feeling and fun. That track shouts: race me - on every single virtual inch of asphalt ;D Thanks a lot for all the worlk you have put into the making of that one Smoke. And that tracks looks like that was quite a lot of much appreciated work

Guess we'll start into summer season by first getting a new server and than having a welcome event race at Chatham. Check out for any race announcement on the next days !

[ffsbudman]

EXCELLENT work Smoke !! I'm GLAD to see you are still doing tracks for Heat because you are one of the FEW quality track editors around. I'm looking forward to your next release whatever it is !! ;D

PEACE